Description

We are proud to offer this exclusive, beautiful Japanese pu'erh tea.

Expertly produced in the Shizuoka prefecture of Japan, our JAS Organic Pu'erh tea is a blend from the first and second flush harvests of the year. Prepared by fermenting the high quality tea leaves with organic rice yeast, which produces a smoky-oak woodsy flavor, with a hint of citrus peel bitterness and caramel like sweetness.

Pu'erh is an incredible tea, created centuries ago in China, it is actually live; a pro-biotic, so it is excellent to boost the immune system, it also aids in digestion, and is a wonder for weight loss. This Japanese version of a traditional pu'erh is wonderfully smooth, we highly recommend this premium organic tea.

Features

Ingredients:

Pu-erh tea leaves

Organic:

Origin:

Japan

Caffeine Level:

High

Preparation:

Use 1 tsp of tea per 8oz/200ml of water. Heat water to 205F/95C and steep for 1.5-3 minutes.

This is a terrific tea, in my opinion, and this is my third buy of it from Tealyra. Expensive to begin with, the price has risen 11% in the past year, but still worth the occasional splurge. The dry tea is loose, with smallish twist easily measured by spoon, and has a mild, sweet scent. Label suggests 1 tsp per cup (8 oz.) 95C water with a 3 min brew, but that is WAY too strong for my tastes. I use a pennyweight (2.5g) per cup (250 ml) water. As this is Pu’erh, I first rinse the measured tea in a fine-mesh basket under hot running tap water for 10 seconds to remove dust, etc. Then I steep each infusion for 25-30 seconds, up to a minute on the last infusion, to obtain a deep amber, crystal clear tea with great notes of roasted-rice that linger in the back of the mouth after each sip. Five completely flavorful, savory infusions from each pennyweight, before the leaves give out. No foul odors, fishiness, or compost-heap notes whatsoever with this tea. Contrary to other commentary, I find absolutely no resemblance to coffee, either. This tea is smooth, non-astringent, and very pleasing to my palate. For mornings where I’m hurried and can’t enjoy all those infusions, I use 0.5 g tea (1/4 tsp), rinse for 10 s under hot tap water, and infuse in a cup of boiling water for 3-4 minutes a single time only, to obtain a full-flavored, well-balanced cup of tea, discarding the leaves after the single infusion. Highly recommended.

A second, larger order of this tea was not as intense or full-flavored as my first order. But that didn’t stop me from guzzling through all 200g of the tea leaves in just a couple months! Unique, delicious, and memorable. Notes of dry toast or soda crackers. Great breakfast brew, but only good for two western-style steepings.

I'm finding I dislike most Pu'er tea, but I do like this Japanese Pu'erh so much that I've re-ordered! The flavor is complex and unique, without the compost-heap taste, without dirt or seaweed on the tongue, or dirty sock stench. Instead, the fermentation with rice yeast has made these tea leaves potent, flavorful, savory, and satisfying! It's now my daily morning brew. 1 tsp. per 8 oz. boiling water in a basket of a small teapot, steeped for 3 minutes. (I always wash the leaves under hot running tap water for 10 seconds first.) A second 8 oz. steep is as satisfying as the first. Hardly recognizable as Pu'erh, there is still a hint of woodsy, clean-leaf taste that makes this brew really wonderful. Worth the premium price!

I already bougth this tea thanks to your UK and USA websites online store last year. This tea is for me the best I can drink. Its taste is complex, sweet and it is the best Pur-Erh I have ever drunk. I enjoy the new EU Tealyra's website because my order arrive to me more quickly !!!